title: What is new in intrauterine devices? Best articles from the past year.
abstract: This month, we focus on current research about intrauterine devices. Dr. Hurd discusses four recent publications, and each is concluded with a "bottom line" that is the take-home message. The complete reference for each can be found in on this page, along with direct links to the abstracts.
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hurd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003267:Contraception; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology